Unknown Intrusion

Chapter 49 Scholarships

"It's getting dark, hurry home!"

Su Yu's mother did not doubt her words. She invited Su Yu to go home together, and on the way home, her mother kept nagging.

"Take out your textbooks and preview them, review what you've already learned, don't waste your free time, otherwise you won't know what to do..."

Su Yu listened patiently, responding only intermittently.

Besides these words, Mom seemed to want to say something more, but then stopped herself.

Before awakening, Su Yu probably wouldn't have noticed such subtle changes in the emotions of the person next to him, but now he immediately noticed them.

The light of the setting sun is warm, but when it shines on people, it gives them a slightly chilly feeling.

The woman frowned, and although she tried to appear relaxed, she still gave the impression of carrying a heavy burden.

Su Yu could sense that her mother was in a bad mood, but that wasn't surprising.

With her husband risking his life at sea and the family burdened with heavy debt, the woman, who could already sense the impending crisis, had very little she could do.

What can she do in this situation?

Aside from trying to suppress the economic pressure and the anxiety about the safety of the mother and child, there seemed to be nothing else they could do.

They have neither the ability to resist powerful forces nor the ability to take their children and fly away.

As an ordinary person, my mother has done everything she could.

Su Yu didn't think that her mother's heartache was a sign of weakness. People who have never had mysterious talents are indeed like duckweed in this world; they will bend when they encounter wind and rain.

It's already quite an achievement that they've managed to persevere this long.

"What happened between you and Qiaoqiao?" Mom suddenly turned around and asked.

"It's nothing." Su Yu's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Qiaoqiao had told on him?
"Qiaoqiao is a good girl, you know that yourself. If you miss out on her, you'll definitely regret it later... Are you even listening to me?"

Seemingly angered by Su Yu's perfunctory attitude, the mother suddenly lost her temper and raised her voice.

"heard it."

Su Yu sighed; he could understand his mother's nagging.

Learning and marriage are both ways to improve one's situation.

Especially marriage; marrying Qiaoqiao would immediately change one's fate.

This is a little woman's reflections on life.

He understood, but his mother didn't. He had many worries that he could talk to his friends about, but not with his mother.

Before his rebirth, Su Yu had discussed the matter with his mother, but the result was... not only that things went wrong, but it also aggravated his mother's condition.

Now that she's back, she roughly knows the cause and effect, and knows what troubles she's been going through. Naturally, she has to learn from her mistakes and would rather plan things herself than tell her mother... She's already very fragile and can't withstand any other disturbances.

Fortunately, after awakening, he will no longer let her bear it alone. Even if she doesn't say anything now, he is willing to pretend to be a son who knows nothing and coax her.

Su Yu's house wasn't in a remote location; it was only a 20-minute walk away. From afar, you could see a gentleman waiting at the door.

Shaking his head, Su Yu roused himself and tried to identify the man at the door.

"They're from the school."

Slightly disappointed, it wasn't Xu Cheng. If it were Xu Cheng, that would be good news, probably curing most of my mother's heartache.

My mother went up and chatted with the gentleman, who said a few words briefly.

"I am a faculty member of the school." He looked serious and gave the impression of being very earnest.

"The school has always paid close attention to students' physical and mental health, academic performance and conduct, and has also provided guidance and rewards."

"Your son, Su Yu, has excellent conduct and commendable academic performance during his school years."

"With the approval of the school committee, scholarships are hereby awarded, totaling five gold dragons." He took out a palm-sized yellow paper bag, which jingled as it was placed in Su Yu's mother's hand.

"Not only that, but tuition for this academic year will be waived entirely, and future tuition fees will be reduced or waived depending on the circumstances." At this point, the gentleman smiled and nodded slightly to Su Yu.

"There will be tests every semester. If you pass, the scholarship is quite substantial, so please work hard!"

“If you can continue to excel, I think… we’ll still see each other often.” He winked.

These words were loaded with meaning, which her mother couldn't understand at all, but Su Yu, who knew the inside story, immediately understood.

"There are tests every semester, right? Are they tests for the Green Ivy Society? You need to pass them all to join the Green Ivy Society?"

"I remember once before I was reborn, Qiaoqiao accidentally let slip that half of the school's tests were actually based on potential."

"Potential is a kind of talent in a certain aspect, and it comes in many forms, such as intelligence, perception, and acuity..."

"Different professions have different requirements and varying potential, but most require intelligence."

After all, professionals need to learn, which makes it very difficult for people with intellectual disabilities.

"Judging from this treatment alone, the Qing Teng Society has high expectations for me. Unfortunately, I haven't reached A- level talent yet."

Su Yu understood that it was probably a misjudgment caused by the system.

"But if I continue to work hard, not only will my talent catch up, but my learning speed will also fully meet the definition of a genius."

"I even have to perform slower!" Su Yu thought of the 0-ring spell, Blazing Beam, and felt terrified. That was at the level of the Nine Swords of Dugu.

After seeing the guests off, the mother's eyes were red.

"You've finally figured it out. It wasn't for nothing that he risked his life." Realizing she had let something slip, the mother covered her mouth, turned her back, and hid in the kitchen.

"Should we invite Qiaoqiao over for dinner tomorrow?" After a moment, having calmed down, the mother asked.

Su Yu shook her head and said, "I plan to go see her again tomorrow."

Mom nodded and didn't say anything more. Su Yu helped wash the vegetables and was then sent away by Mom.

The sounds of cooking continued to come from the kitchen. In her room, Su Yu recalled the conversation she had with Xu Cheng when they met earlier.

"I guess I didn't want to tell you, because I was afraid it would affect my studies."

"How much did my father sacrifice to get me into Qing Teng Middle School?"

"I didn't know any of this before."

"It's alright, Xu Cheng will bring good news today or tomorrow to improve this family!"

As a fourteen-year-old boy, Xu Cheng shouldn't be able to see through his act of using someone else's power. After all, although he had intimidated Xu Cheng by taking advantage of his position, he had genuinely earned the qualification of the academy's top student.

Based on this alone, he wasn't afraid of Xu Cheng investigating.

Xu Cheng comes from a good family and has connections. If his boss hadn't had something on him, he would never have ended up being driven to do "dirty work".

It took the boss a lot of effort to win over Xu Cheng back then.

Before the native died, the boss had already stopped taking Xu Cheng seriously, simply because once he started doing dirty work, he would get deeper and deeper into trouble.

The amount of evidence held by the boss will also increase.

At first, it might just be one foot that gets stuck, but if you're determined, you might be able to pull that foot out.

If one cannot pull out this foot, but can decisively cut it off, then one may be able to escape successfully.

However, Xu Cheng clearly lacked such courage. By the time the native died, he was already deeply mired in trouble and was thoroughly controlled by his boss.

This is the real reason why Xu Cheng had to obey his boss, but not yet. The current moment is just before Xu Cheng gets trapped.

"Actually, none of these people are simple."

Based on Su Yu's understanding of Xu Cheng, once the news was given, he would naturally investigate, and once he did, a rift would naturally form between him and his boss.

But what Xu Cheng will do and to what extent remains to be seen.

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